D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ?


Owner/Designer Dean Deacon of D-Sonic in Houston in recent months dropped using the B&O ICE amps which he now only uses in the surround channels of his multi-channel home theater amps. He now uses a new Class-D amp in all of his Magnum2 mono and two channel amps which he states is the most technically advanced Class-D amp on the market, called the SOA Class-D core amps. The recent review in 6Moons of his new M2-1500M amp concludes its the closest that Class-D has ever come to tube amps in the upper mid-range and high frequencies.
Anyone bought or heard recently the D-Sonic M2-1500M or the M2-600M? What are your opinions?
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after having had the amps a few months now, I think, I've found that they're extremely powerful, detailed and revealing. some of my cds now sound horrible, while the better ones sound even better. you just don't hear the guitar, you hear the finger strumming the string, that kind of deal. on the advice of another goner, I hooked up my old nht25i s to the amp, just for the hell of it. I was scared to do so, because the amp is 600wpc. he convinced me it was ok. so I did. ho-leeee-crap! that little nht opened up like you wouldn't believe. as far as on my genesis apm-1s, the sound is just unbelievable. huge-mongus. do yourself a favor and try one out. one last thing: I have to disagree with people who say class d sounds like tubes. they don't. not even close. but they are wonderful!!!! cheers. Jorge.
Jorge's testimonial is not unlike what I experienced with my first and current Class D amps.

If that sounds appealing to the buyer, I suspect one has little to lose.

Class D and the better tube amp combos I have heard tend to have a lot of similarities, but its a stretch to say that Class D sounds like tubes or vice versa.

ANy speaker that attempts to deliver extended bass out of a small box should benefit the most in general from a good Class D amp. NHT probably qualifies.

It generally requires a large and expensive quality tube amp with MANY tubes to accomplish the same that way. Other speaker designs that are easier to drive are best suited for most tube amps. Some like some planars, might do best either way.
Sorry, Jorge, I have not quite understood which D-Sonic amp you have purchased... Please let us know. G.
Very interesting, Jorge!
Thanks for posting. What amp (s) did you use before the M3 1200S?
Can you compare them to the D-Sonic? I'm using a ARC VT 100 mk2 right now. I love the amp but 16 tubes can be a PITA. I'm going to try D-Sonic so I appreciate your info a lot. Cheers, Mikko
yeah, Im sorry. reading back at my posts I can see why. its the M3 1200S. 600 WPC stereo model. sorry for the corn-fusion.